Neil Francis recently lost his job as a rugby columnist with the Irish Independent following comments he made about British and Irish Lions out-half Marcus Smith on a podcast in July. Francis described Smith as “a Harlequins out-half with a David Beckham haircut and an Oompa Loompa tan”. Smith was born in the Philippines to […]
The Memorandum allows for the selection of teachers from China to teach in Irish schools along with a “language advisor if required
We have to move beyond the insulting caricatures that exist on ‘both sides’ of the debate
Brutality
A favourite pastime, writes Margaret Hickey, is Bashing the Church.
We should be thankful for Ministers whose ambition causes them to rat out their colleagues
It should be expected that Ministers do not, in the general course of events, breach the constitution.
Whats the delay?
Communions, say the Government, might “risk lives”
In response to the latest IPCC Report, the Green Party issued a statement on 9th August 2021 saying that, “Time is running out, and we must take action now”. If it seems like the Green Party has been using consistent language about IPCC Reports for many years, that’s because the Green Party has been using consistent language about […]
Governments might not be making vaccines mandatory, writes Simon Griffin, but we should all be concerned at how the Private Sector, globally, is increasingly doing just that:
Hyacinth Zappone’s candlelight supper. Reverend Martin not invited, as usual. #gript